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All things Russian to highlight 20th annual Russian Festival

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… art, dance and crafts. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Area residents can experience a complete Russian atmosphere by attending … history, literature, cultural symbolism, painted pysanki eggs and study abroad. At 11 a.m., Dr. Inna Molitoris , a … will conduct a workshop on the famous pysanki eggs, giving the audience a chance not only to learn about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28235

Attorney, CEO awarded WMU's top alumni honor for 2015

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… to receive the highest honor Western Michigan University can confer on its alumni—the Distinguished Alumni Award. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27623

Walker Institute holding community forums on unequal justice

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… of incarceration of any country in the world and for African-Americans, the rate is far higher than it is for whites," Ready … out. "We need to ask whether the system is as fair as it can be and whether policing is done in the best possible way …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22694

Burris family aviation scholarship will send air academy grads to WMU

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… well-grounded, and we believe Western Michigan University can provide the critical next steps to launch what promises …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23194

From Broadway to Bronco: Incoming music theatre student hits stage in New York City

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… his dream of a performing career. But the Great White Way can wait a few more years while he prepares for his next big … about 16 students every year out of hundreds of applicants. Austin's audition earned him a coveted spot in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68788

WMU earns national recognition from U.S. Green Building Council

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… they are an ideal example of how colleges and universities can set national standards for excellence." The award means …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20744

Politics played a role in pandemic shelter-in-place orders, WMU researchers find

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… enacted SIPOs a week earlier than states with both a Republican governor and legislature. Eight states never issued a … in May 2020, and all of those states had Republican governors and legislatures. “It was truly which … this crisis,'" Mingus says. "At that point, I think you can place some of the blame on the way the politics work …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61626

Three executives awarded WMU's top alumni honor for 2014

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… have received the highest honor Western Michigan University can confer on its alumni, the Distinguished Alumni Award. … improves access to clean drinking water in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and other developing nations. Christoff and his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18417

Program designed to boost Dominican Republic's education system

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… Program designed to boost Dominican Republic's education system Submitted by Anonymous (not … the first doctoral program to be offered in the Dominican Republic in spring 2015 through a unique collaboration … Ministry of Higher Education and the Universidad Iberoamericana in Santo Domingo—UNIBE. About the program For the first …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17341

Solar race team will take 25 years of experience on the road

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… from engineering schools around the world in the 2014 American Solar Challenge . The 14-member team will head for … a chance to see the competitors and the cars they usually can only follow from afar. This year's race This year's … schools in the United States as well as four teams from Canada and teams from Iran, India and Puerto Rico. About two …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17272